Brick facing support



May 7, 1935. s, SARAR 2,000,616

BRICK FACING SUPPORT Filed NOV. 2l, 1954 Patented May 7, 1935 StjepanSarar, Detroit, Mich.

Application November 21, 1934, Serial No. 754,006

5 Claims.

The present invention pertains to a novel wall construction and has asits primary object to provide permanent means which may be constructedon an existing Wall 'for supporting a brick veneer relative to the wall,the invention thus providing means whereby the walls of frame buildingsmay readily be covered with a brick wall or veneer. More specifically,the invention aims to provide for the construction of va concrete ledgeon an existing wall and means for bonding the concrete ledge to the Wallin order that the ledge shall be provided with the mechanical strengthnecessary to support the brick Wall, permanently and without sagging.This same general purpose has heretofore been accomplished by providinga metallic support or ledge for the brick Veneer, and the presentinvention comprises an improvement over such means in that it is morepermanent inasmuch as it is not subject to oxidation and it provides amore equal distributionA of the Weight of the brick veneer over theexisting wall which supports the same. l

With the above and other ends in view the invention consists in mattershereinafter set forth and more particularly-pointed out in the appendedclaims, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which Figure1 is a horizontal cross section of a wall illustrating the presentinvention thereon;

Figs. 2 and 3 are cross sections taken on the lines 2-2 and 3 3respectively of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4 is a cross section illustrating the assembly of a form prior .toconstruction of the present ledge.

Like characters of reference are employed throughout to designatecorresponding parts.

In the drawing there is illustrated a Wall formed of blocks l securedtogether by mortar 2. This illustration is intended to exemplify aconventional wall construction such as usually comprises the foundationfor a frame building and it Will be understood that various other typesVof building blocks may be used or the foundation Wall might be formedof bricks or of solid concrete. In. any given layer blocks are removedso as to provide spaced apart openings 3, the blocks being removed bychisels or pneumatic drills. In the event that the wall is formed ofsolid concrete the openings 2 will be formed in the same plane in spacedapart relation around the Wall and thef upper and lower surfaces will begouged out as indicated by the numeral 4 in Fig. 4.

The opening through the inside surface of the wall is closed by a formmember 5 which also serves to support a slab 6 and outside of the Wallis supported a form member 1 which runs entirely around theV wall andwhich communicates with the several openings 3. Concrete is then pouredin the form 'l and is tamped into the openings 3. It is preferable thatreinforcing means be provided for the concrete and the reinforcing meansis'illustrated as comprising rods 8 running entirely around the wall andhaving ties 9 extending into the openings 3.

After the concrete has become set there is provided a ledgeV I runningentirely around the building and bonded to the Wall by the concrete Ilin the openings 3. As illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 the ledge I0 has ahorizontal top surface which provides a support for a veneer vWall ofbricks l2, and the lower surface is sloped so as to eliminate anypossible uplight of the ledge as a result of freezing Water and soilconditions.

Although a specific embodiment of the invention has been illustrated anddescribed it will be understood that various changes may be made withinthe scope of the appended claims Without Y departing from the spirit ofthe invention, and such changes are contemplated.

What I claim is:

' 1. The combination with a previously formed Wall of cellular naturehaving a horizontal series of openings therein, of a concrete ledgeextending outwardly along the outside surface of said Wall, said ledgehaving integral projecting portions extending into said openings anduniting said ledge With said wall, reinforcing elements imbedded Withinthe said projecting portions, reinforcing elements imbedded Within saidledge, vandV means uniting the reinforcing elements in the ledge withthe reinforcingelements in the projecting portions. C

2. The combination with a previously formed Wall having a. horizontalseries of openings extending therethrough, of a concrete ledge extendingoutwardly of the wall along one surfaceV thereof in line With saidopenings, projecting portions integral with said ledge and extendinginto said openings and uniting said ledge with said Wall, and slabsimbedded in said projecting portions toY close the ends of the openingsat the other side of said Wall.

3. The combination with a Wall formed of hollow blocks of cellularnature and having a horizontal series of openings therein, of a concreteledge extending along the outside surface of said Wall, and integralprojecting portions on said ledge extending into said openings anduniting said ledge with said wall, said projecting portions -ledgehaving integral concrete brackets projecting therefrom,v metallicreinforcing means in said brackets, metallic reinforcing means in saidledge, means uniting the reinforcing means inA the brackets with thereinforcing means in the ledge, and said walls having openings thereinformed in a horizontal series around said buildingand receiving saidbrackets tounite said ledge, with said walls.

5. The combination with a building having vertical Walls of cellularnature, of a concrete ledge extending continuously around the outsidesurface of said Walls in a horizontal plane, said ledge having integralconcrete brackets projecting therefrom, metallic reinforcing means insaid brackets, metallic reinforcing means in said ledge, means unitingVthe reinforcing means in the brackets with the reinforcing means in theledge,

and said walls having openings therein formed 10 in a horizontal seriesaround said building and receiving said brackets to unite said ledgewith .said walls, said ledge having its top surface extending at a rightangle to the surfaces of said Walls and its bottom surface sloped at anacute 15 angle relative to the surfaces of the Walls.

Y STJEPAN SARAR.

